Gil Blumstein ( he, גיל בלומשטיין; born 20 May 1990) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays for Hapoel Rishon LeZion. Blumstein plays as a

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and as an

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. He also holds a

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passport.

Playing career

Blumstein signed his first professional contract with

Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, מכבי פתח תקווה) (Full name: "Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva F.C., ) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi World Union for international Jewish spo ...

in July 2008, but he couldn't get minutes and he moved lately to

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

. Blumstein made his debut for

in a league match against his former club, Maccabi Petah Tikva on 26 September 2009. On 5 July 2010, Blumstein signed at

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. He made his debut against

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on 14 October 2010. He moved off the bench on 61st minute, but he injured and replaced 17 minutes later. For the 2012–13 season He signed with

Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלון, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club currently competes in Liga Alef and plays at the 5,250-capacity Sala Stadi ...

in Liga Leumit. He played at Ashkelon for two seasons. At June 2014 moved to

Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club ( he, עמותת הפועל רעננה מחלקת כדורגל, ''Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Mahleket Kaduregel'') is an Israeli football club based in the city of Ra'anana. They currently play in Liga Alef ...

. The next season, he returned to play in Liga Leumit, this time for Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla.

External links

Gil Blumstein profile in Walla! Sport website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blumstein, Gil 1990 births Living people Israeli footballers Jewish Israeli sportspeople Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C. players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Hapoel Bnei Lod F.C. players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. players Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Scottish Premier League players Liga Leumit players Israeli expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Scotland Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Association football forwards Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent